Texas laws widen work readiness and campus security reach
The Texas legislature passed laws to foster employment readiness by promoting drug free work habits for unemployment benefits recipients and enabling degree pathways with caps tied to SACS standards. It also tightens roadway safety for TxDOT workers, requires concealed handgun license training, online renewals, and campus weapon allowances with marshals under strict training.
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Seliger
Willie Taylor
Permian Basin Workforce Solutions
Senate
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
SACS
Texas Department of Transportation
Txdot
Gene Powell
Odessa
Department of Public Safety
Connecticut
Yosemite Fire Progress Cuts Evacuation Areas Near Fresno
Nearly a third of the Sierra Nevada blaze near Yosemite is contained with about 32 percent, 5,000 firefighters and 41 states plus DC resources fighting a 315 square mile fire. Evacuations lifted in Tuolumne City Soulsbyville and Willow Springs while Route 120 remains closed. Damages run to 47 million with 14 million gallons of water dropped and 1.7 million gallons of retardant used. Cleanup includes removing damaged trees and replacing guardrail posts along Route 120.
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Daniel Berlant
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U.S
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Soulsbyville
Willow Springs
Yosemite
National Park
Yosemite Valley
Valley
Kari Cobb
District of Columbia
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Laws Expanding School Crossing Zone Cellphone Rules
HB 347 widens current restrictions on wireless device use in active school crossing zones to include school property designated as a crossing zone by local authorities. HB 1174 raises minimum fines for passing a stopped school bus loading or unloading children. SB 275 upgrades leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash from a third to a second degree felony with no aid rendered.
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